eve

英 [iːv]

美 [iːv]

n.  (尤指宗教节假日的)前夜，前夕; 傍晚; 黄昏

复数：eves　

CET4考研TEM4

Collins.2 / BNC.5529 / COCA.6991

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指宗教节假日的）前夜，前夕
  the day or evening before an event, especially a religious festival or holiday
  1. Christmas Eve (= 24 December)
     圣诞前夕（12月24日）
  2. a New Year's Eve party (= on 31 December)
     除夕晚会
  3. on the eve of the election
     在选举前夕
• 傍晚；黄昏
  evening

柯林斯词典

• See also:...on the eve of his 27th birthday.Christmas EveNew Year's Eve

英英释义

noun

• the day before
  1. he always arrives on the eve of her departure
• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
  1. he enjoyed the evening light across the lake
  Synonym:eveningeveneventide
• the period immediately before something
  1. on the eve of the French Revolution

双语例句

• At Christmas the visitors began their circuit of dropping in on the eve of the feast day.
  圣诞节时，客人们在节日前夜开始逐家拜节。
• Yesterday, the Christmas Eve, Xiaoqiao and I went to the Nanjing Road.
  昨天，平安夜，和小乔去了南京路。
• At some time or other Eve had obviously put the fear of God into her.
  显然伊芙时不时有意吓唬她一下。
• Adam and Eve me, he is not you.
  相信我，他和你不般配。
• I realize it's Christmas eve.
  我在圣诞前夕认识到。
• Eve nodded, almost approvingly. 'Exactly.'
  伊芙几乎赞同地点了点头。“确实如此。”
• 'Send her away,' Eve said in a cold, hard voice.
  “把她打发走。”伊芙冷酷无情地说道。
• Eve isn't the type to sit around doing nothing
  伊芙不是那种喜欢坐在那里无所事事的人。
• That's right, you weren't here Christmas eve.
  对了，圣诞节前你不在这儿。
• Tramcars ran throughout the night on New Year's Eve.
  有轨电车除夕通宵行驶。